Gutting the Health Care Corporate Strike Force

DiscussionSo the Trump administration proposes two part time attorneys to drain the health care corporate swamp.  That seems like bailing out the Titanic with teaspoons. But should we expect anything else from an administration that is being increasinglyidentified with corruption and impunity itself?We have frequently discussed outrightcorruption in health care as one of the most important causes of health care dysfunction.  Transparency International (TI) defines corruption asAbuse of entrusted power for private gainIn 2006,TI published a report on health care corruption, which asserted that corruption is widespread throughout the world, serious, and causes severe harm to patients and society.the scale of corruption is vast in both rich and poor countries.Also,Corruption might mean the difference between life and death for those in need of urgent care. It is invariably the poor in society who are affected most by corruption because they often cannot afford bribes or private health care. But corruption in the richest parts of the world also has its costs.The report did not get much attention.  Since then,health care corruption has been nearly a taboo topic in the US.  When health care corruption is discussed in English speaking developed countries, it is almost always in terms of a problem that affects benighted less developed countries.  OnHealth Care Renewal, we have repeatedly asserted that health care corruption is a big problem in all countries, ...
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